Essential Turkish Cuisine

Index of Searchable Terms

acika

hot paprika and walnut

spicy peanut and tahini

Açma

Aegean Juicy Tomato Pilaf with Shrimp

Akbulut, Necmi

Albanian-Style Fried Liver

Albóndigas de Pırasa (Leek Kofta)

all-purpose asides

allspice

almonds

Summer Soup with Romaine Lettuce

white

Amulet-Shaped Pastırma

Anatolian cuisine

Anatolian Gypsy Salad

anchovies

baked, with greens

Black Sea (hamsi)

cleaning

cornmeal pancakes and

anise

appetizers (meze). see also individual names of

artichokes

Atatürk, Mustafa Kemal

Avocado with Botargo

ayran (yogurt drink)

Baked Anchovies with

basil (purple)

beans (pinto) with cinnamon, vegetables

Beans à la Turka

Beans: The Classic Recipe

beef. see also veal

fillet, raki with

pastırma. see pastırma

beef (ground)

lady’s thigh kofta and

leek kofta and

onion börek with

Beef Cheeks with Loquat

Beef Shanks under a Lettuce Blanket

beverages

bitter orange juice

fried green peppers and

with stuffed sardines

Black-Eyed Peas with Samphire

black pepper

Black Sea anchovies (hamsi)

Black Sea region

blanched almonds

Blanched Chicory with Oil and Lemon

bluefish

bonito

Book of Travels (Çelebi)

börek

botargo (roe)

boza, fermented beverage

breads. see also börek

flatbreads. see pide (flat-bread)

broth

Bulgurlu Kimyon Köfte, Tavada

bulgur pilaf

chestnut

meadow

Bulgur Pilaf with Wild Fennel and Sardines

bulgur salad, hot

Bulgur with Black-Eyed

Peas and Purple Basil

“Burnt” Muhallebi

butter

browned

clarified

Cabbage Rolls Stuffed with

Meat

Cabbage Salad, Aegean-Style

calamari, fried, pistachio

cassia

Cauliflower Salad, Aegean-Style

caviar

gray mullet

Turkish (eggplant)

çaydanlık (pot for boiling water)

Çelebi, Evliya

Celery Roots in Lemon and

Egg Sauce

çemen (spice mixture)

cezve (coffee pot)

cheese

börek, puffed

cottage

feta. see feta cheese

halloumi, grilled

lor, in grape-leaf wrap

smoked, pasta and

tulum. see tulum cheese

white, melon and

Chestnut and Tangerine

Bulgur pilaf

chicken, Circassian

Chicken à la Georgian

Chicken Dolma in a Clay

Pot

Chickpea Balls with Tahini

chickpeas

cooking

pilaf with

soup

chicory, blanched, with oil

and lemon

Çiğ Somon Köftesi

Çılbır

çilingir sofrasi (tavern tables)

cinnamon

about

pinto beans, vegetables and

Circassian Chicken, the

coffee

Cold Yogurt and Cucumber

The Cooks’ Shelter (Melceü’t Tabbahin)

cornichons, lentil balls with

Cornmeal Pancakes with

Anchovies

Crêpes

Crêpes with Tahini and

Pekmez

Crispy Eggplant with

Tulum Cheese and

Pekmez

Crispy Zucchini Slices

cucumber

cumin

digestive properties of

hot red pepper flakes and

seeds

Curtain Pilaf

Daffodil-Like Egg Salad

Demir, Aydin

demlik (teapot)

desserts. see also individual names of

Divanü Lügat-it Türk dictionary

dolma (stuffed/wrapped vegetables)

dough

pastry. see pastries

down to the oil cooking

method

Dried Bean Salad with

Durand de Fontmagne, Baron

Easter Sweet Bread

Egg and Botargo Rolls

Eggplant Boats with Meat

Filling

Eggplant Puree

eggplant(s)

about

fried, green peppers and

grilled, yogurt on

Imam Bayıldı (The Priest Fainted)

Eggplant Salad with

egg(s)

poached, garlic yogurt and

salad

sauce, lemon and

scrambled, tomatoes, peppers and

in Turkish cuisine

Eggs and Spinach

Eggs with Ground Meat

and Parsley

Eggs with Regional Greens

Egyptian Spice Bazaar

ekmek ayvasi (bread quince)

Etli Pazili Urfa Borani

Etli Yaprak Sarma

Ezine peyniri, with eggplant

Ezine peyniri, with melon

Fava Bean Puree

Fava Bean Spring Pilaf

fennel (wild)

feta cheese

zucchini pancakes with

fig(s)

fried balls of greens and

pudding, milk and

Fillet of Lamb Sprinkled

with Raki

finjans (miniature teacups)

firik wheat

Firin Makarna

fish. see also seafood

anchovies. see anchovies

fishermen on Bosphorus

food markets

Fresh Pinto Beans with

Cinnamon and Vegetables

Fresh Sour Cherry Hoşaf

Fresh Young Garlic and

Yogurt Soup

Fried Anchovies with Garlic

Fried Balls of Greens and

Figs

Fried Bonito Steaks

Fried Calamari Rings with

Pistachio Sauce

Fried Eggplant and Green

Peppers

Fried Kofta with Bulgur

Fried Mussels

Fried Zucchini Blossoms

fruit

garlic

garlic-yogurt sauce

fried green peppers with

mantı and

poached eggs with

spinach with rice and

stuffed grape leaves and

grape leaves

stuffed, with olive oil

stuffed sardines on

Grape Leaves Stuffed

with Lor Cheese

Grape Leaves Stuffed with

grapes, for homemade

Green Bean Salad with

Purslane

Green Beans in Olive Oil

Green Lentil and Noodle

Soup

green onions and radishes

greens

anchovies with

eggs with

fried balls of figs and

Grilled Bluefish

Grilled Eggplant Topped with Yogurt

Grilled Halloumi and

Pastırma Grape-Leaf

güveç (clay pot)

lamb and vegetable casserole in

Halishka

halloumi, pastırma wrap

and

halva

semolina

sweet cigars

hamsi (Black Sea anchovies)

Hamsili Pilav

haspir (false saffron)

about

yogurt soup with

herbs, in Turkish cuisine

Hıdırellez (holiday)

history, of Turkish cuisine

Hodja, Nasreddin

Holiday Bread with Mastic

Homemade Pasta with

White Cheese

Homemade Vinegar

hoıaf (sherbet), fruit in

Hot Bulgur Salad

Hot Paprika and Walnut

hot pepper paste

iftar (Ramadan special meal)

Imam Bayıldı

Instant Pickled Beets

Instant Pickled Green Peppers

Islamic influences

isot red pepper flakes

about

bulgur kofta with

in summer soup

Ispanaklı Kol Böreği

Istanbul after the Crimean

War (Durand de Fontmagne)

Istanbul-Style Stuffing

Seasoning

jam, rose petal

Jerusalem Artichokes with

Raisins in Olive Oil

kadayıf (dessert pastry)

Kadınbudu Köfte

Kale Dolma (Sarma Style)

Karnıyarık

Kadayıf in Milk Syrup

Katmer

kavurma (sautéing) cooking method

kebabs (keba)

Kşrmşzş Mercimek Çorbası

kofta (balls/patties)

parsley, walnuts with

uncooked

use of spices in

Kofta with Filling

külbasti method of cooking

Künefe

kuppan (puffy kebab bread)

Kurabiye

Kutlu, Tahsin

Kuzu Sırtı Cevirmesi, Rakili

Kuzu ya da Siğir Sırtı

Cevirmesi, Rakili

Lady’s Thigh Kofta

lamb

borani, swiss chard and

cabbage rolls with

fillet, raki with

garlic and yogurt soup with

ground, eggplant boats with

Lamb and Vegetable Casserole

Lamb Chops Marinated in Milk

Leg of Lamb with Eggplant

lemon and egg sauce

Lemon Sherbet

Lemony Pilaf

Lentil and Zucchini Amulets

lentil(s)

balls with cornichons

soup

soup, noodle and

Lentils with Quince and

lettuce, romaine

limon ayvasi (lemon quince)

liver, fried

lokum (Turkish delight)

loquat, beef cheeks with

lor cheese, in grape-leaf

mahlep (spice)

fig and milk pudding with

Marullu Dana Kapama

mastic (spice)

about

holiday bread with

Meadow Pilaf

meat. see also beef; lamb

Meat and Swiss Chard

Meatball and Parsley Soup

Meatballs with Parsley and Walnuts

meatless grape-leaf rolls

Mehmed the Conqueror

Meksenye

Melceü’t Tabbahin (The Cooks’ Shelter)

Melon and White Cheese

Menemen

meze (appetizers). see also individual names of

milk

lamb chops marinated in

pudding, fig and

milk syrup with kadayıf

mint, lentils and

Mixed Pickles with Homemade Vinegar

Mixed Pickles with Store-Bought Vinegar

Muska Börek, Mercimekli-abakli

mussels

nomadic cultural influences

noodle soup, green lentil and

olive oil

cooking vegetables in

green beans in

Jerusalem artichokes in

leeks in

olives, green and black

Onion Rolled Börek with Meat

onions

orange juice

semolina halva with

Ottoman Pasta with Botargo

Ottoman Pasta with Circassian Smoked Cheese

palace cuisine

Palace Eggs with (Almost)

Caramelized Onions

Palace Fish Soup

Palace Pilaf with Lamb

pancakes

cornmeal, with anchovies

zucchini

paprika peppers

Pardoe, Julia

parsley

eggs, ground meat and

soup, meatball and

with sumac

Parsley and Walnut Cacik

pasta

pastırma

Pastırmalı Muska Börek

pastries

savory. see börek

Pastry with Herbs, Pide-Style

peas, black-eyed

pekmez

eggplant salad with yogurt and

fried eggplant, cheese and

sweetener

pepper(s)

dried. see dried peppers

green, pickled

green, scrambled eggs with

green bell, eggplant and

sliced, cucumber, tomatoes and

pickles

red lentil balls with

in store-bought vinegar

pide (flatbread)

pilafs

bulgur. see bulgur pilaf

rice. see rice pilaf

Pirzola, Sütlu Terbiyeli

pistachio sauce, fried calamari rings with

Poached Eggs with Yogurt and Garlic Sauce

pomegranates, chicken with

pomegranate syrup

pastırma grape-leaf wrap with

souring agent

Portakallı Irmik Helvası

Pot Lamb Tandir

poultry

chicken à la Georgian

chicken dolma

Circassian chicken

in Turkish cuisine

Priest Fainted, The (eggplant dish)

pudding, fig and milk

Puffed Cheese Börek

quince

raisins, Jerusalem artichokes with

raki (spirit)

about

fillet of lamb with

Red Lentil Balls with Cornichons

Red Lentil Soup

red pepper flakes. see also

isot red pepper flakes

regional use of spices

Revani

rice

spinach, garlic sauce and

rice pilaf

Roasted Eggplant Wrap

Roasted Red Pepper Salad

roe

romaine lettuce

roots of Turkish cuisine

saffron

ıakıuka cooking method

salad

Anatolian gypsy

cabbage

cauliflower

dried bean with tahini

eggplant with yogurt

green bean with purslane

salep (hot drink with milk)

Salmon Tartar Made in the

Style of Uncooked Kofta

samphire, black-eyed peas with

Sardine Balls

Sardine Birds

sardines

bulgur pilaf with

stuffed, on grape leaves

sauce

with Circassian chicken

lemon and egg

pistachio

yogurt and garlic. see garlic-yogurt sauce

sautéing (kavurma) method

Scrambled Eggs with

Tomatoes and Green Peppers

sea bass, baked

Sea Bass and Saffron Pilaf

seafood. see also fish

Semolina Cake in Syrup

Semolina Halva with Orange

sesame seeds

Seville orange juice

pan-fried green peppers and

sherbet

shish kebabs

shrimp

soups

green lentil and noodle

yogurt with safflower

Spinach with Rice and Garlic-Yogurt Sauce

spread

paprika and walnut

roe

spicy peanut

squid, fried with pistachio

sauce

stewed marrow (kalya)

cooking method

street food vendors

Stuffed Artichokes, Olive Oil Style

Stuffed Eggplant Pickles

Stuffed Grape Leaves with Olive Oil

Stuffed Lettuce

Stuffed Mussels

Stuffed Peppers and Eggplant

Stuffed Sardines on Grape Leaves

stuffing/filling

sumac (souring agent)

Sümela monastery

summer asides

Summer Soup with Romaine Lettuce

süt (milk) kebab

Sütlü Kadayıf

sweeteners

sweets. see also individual names of

Sweet Tahini Cigars

swiss chard and lamb borani

syrup

Syrup-Soaked Cheese Pastry

tahini

chickpea balls with

cucumber and

spicy peanut spread with

tarator (nut and garlic sauce)

Tarhana (soup mix)

Tarhana Soup

tartar, salmon

Tartar Pastry with or without Meat

Tatar Böreği

tava (pan-frying) of vegetables

Tavuk Dolması

tea, Turkish

Teleme ıncir Tatlısı

Tencerede Kuzu Tandiri

Terbiyeli Kereviz

The Priest Fainted (eggplant dish)

Tike Shish Kebab

tırnaklı (flatbread)

Tokat-Style Meatless Grape-Leaf Rolls

tomato(es)

Topkapi Imperial Palace

Tossed Marmarina

Traditional Red Lentil Soup

tulum cheese

about

eggplant and pekmez with

Turkish cuisine

Arabic/Persian/Islamic influences

Ottoman Empire influence

Uncooked Fig and Milk

Upside-Down Quince

veal

vegetable(s)

Warm Grilled Tomato

Water-Cooked Soft Inside, Crispy Outside Börek

wheat

pounded, for fish soup

White Pilaf with Chickpeas

yahni cooking technique

Yalancı Dolma

Yaprak Sarma

yenibahar (allspice)

Yeni Dunyali Yanak

Yahnisi

Yeıil Mercimek Çorbası

yoğ (special banquet)

yogurt

about

eggplant salad with

on grilled eggplant

yogurt and garlic sauce

all-purpose aside

fried green peppers with

mantı and

poached eggs with

spinach with rice and

stuffed grape leaves with

yogurt soup

Yogurt Soup with Safflower

yufka (thin bread)

Yufka Squares with

Zeytinyağlı Yerelması

zucchini